The premise is good. Two elderly ladies and their quirky pets solving mysteries. However, it was difficult for me to get into the story. The majority of the characters were so unlikable that I found I could care less what happened to them, which made it difficult to continue reading. Worst of all, the mystery was solved offscreen and the two main characters were given a brief summary of it. Part of the fun of reading a mystery is to “be there” for the big reveal. I did enjoy some of the characters and some of the dialogue provided laughs. The mystery itself was okay. The pacing was very slow with all the action happening in the last few pages. I liked the two main characters, the southern setting, and some of the local characters that came in and out of the story. I enjoy this genre and do plan to read the next book in the series in hopes it is an improvement on this book.